Monday, 28 April 2014

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Sometimes, even with the maximum amount of preparation, things still don't turn out the way you want them.  Taking part in a sprint t...
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Nine Lives

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Bush the Cat came to the house eleven years ago, during the invasion of Iraq led by his namesake George W Bush. He and his siblings, Uday...
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My driver is rather pleased with himself. He and a friend made a wager on who would be winners in Jakarta's election for a new govern...

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What we need to teach at school from a young age as a compulsory subject, is ethics. This is important if we, as human beings, want to e...
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Lost Words

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The other day I went to the HB Jassin library of Indonesian literature located in the complex of the Jakarta Arts Institute, TIM.  HB Jass...
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Forgiveness

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The end of the fasting month and with it the Idul Fitri celebrations is the time for Moslems to ask for forgiveness from the family, frie...
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Feeling Charitable

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‘Tis the season to be charitable.  To dig deep into your pockets and share some of the wealth you have with those whose lives, unlike you...

The Missing Tempeh

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The ubiquitous tempeh that accompanies every Indonesian meal has been rather elusive lately, as tempeh makers around the country have stoppe...
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Season to Indulge

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What I like about the fasting month, is the amount of indulgence that it promises.  Let's be honest, compared to the other months of...
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Sixth Sense Technology

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These days, a common view at a dinner table is no longer lively conversations but each person becoming absorbed in their own gadgets, ...
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Monday, 14 January 2013

Youth of Today

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I was asked to speak about the youth of today at a recent Asian Youth Forum held by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung held in Bangkok, and I trie...
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Graduation Day

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The other day I had my graduation.  For the past year, I've been following a course held by MIT Sloan School of Management Executive...
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Lonesome George

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The one piece of news that rather affected me this past week is the death of Lonesome George, a 100 year-old giant tortoise at the Galap...
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The Gibbon Guy

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I am in Central Kalimantan to meet Chanee, the Gibbon Guy.  He greets me at the airport in Palangka Raya, a slim man in his early thirti...
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On Good Habits

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They say if you want to create a habit, you stick at whatever it is you want to do for at least 21 days in a row.  After a while, your ...
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Shiva

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My friend called me up the other day sounding distressed.  Something happened to her and she needed to talk.  Lately she had been unabl...
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Going Gaga

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I'm not going to write about the Lady Gaga saga. It's too depressing.  Besides, too much has been discussed about it already.  S...
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